A new and worrying theory about the potential cause of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires has been shared by an electrical company monitoring grid activity. The possibility has added another layer of complexity to the already tragic situation.

At one point, eight fires were reported to be burning across the Los Angeles region. Firefighters have since managed to contain five of them, leaving three fires still active as of the most recent updates.

Overnight, significant progress was made in battling the blazes, but the remaining fires continue to pose a major challenge for emergency crews working tirelessly to bring the situation under control.

An electrical monitoring company has recently suggested that significant increases in power grid faults occurred in the same areas where these fires broke out. This troubling discovery has added weight to a theory about the connection between electrical faults and the ignition of the wildfires.

While investigations are still underway to determine the exact causes of the wildfires, these findings about the rise in grid faults could serve as a crucial piece of the puzzle for officials trying to understand what triggered the devastation.

The electrical expert raised additional concerns, alleging that the power grid was not shut down immediately, even after the faults began to increase dramatically.